Urban Fiction, Street Lit, Ghetto Lit, Hip Hop Lit
For information on the Urban fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Lit genre - read the Wikipedia article titled Urban Fiction.
The list below was given to me my Alma Ramos-McDermott who is a Library-Teacher in Needham. She has a blog at yourschoollibrary.wordpress.com (I added some titles to the list). For additional information on urban fiction, check out the fabulous Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians wiki. Teen Librarian also has urban fiction reading list, a power point presentation on the pros and cons of urban lit and a link to a Voya article titled "Sex, Drugs, and Drama: More books like the The Coldest Winter Ever." A simple google search for Urban fiction, Street Lit, Ghetto Lit, or Hip Hop Lit - brings back tons of resources on the genre.
Urban/Street Lit Fiction Reading List: Suitable for SCHOOL Library Collections Grades 6 and Up
Bailey-Williams, Nicole. A Little Piece of Sky (2002)
Bailey-Williams, Nicole. Floating (2004)
Betancourt, Jeanne. Three Girls in the City (series)
Booth, Coe. Tyrell. (2007)
Booth, Coe. Kendra. (2008)
Brown, Claude. Manchild of the Promised Land (1965) Classic
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate (2005)
Cross, Kathleen. Schooling Carmen (2004)
Davidson, Dana. Jason & Kyra (2004)
Diepen, Allison Van. Street Pharm.(2006)
Diepen, Allison Van. Snitch. (2007)
Divine, L. DRAMA HIGH series (2006-)
Draper, Sharon. Romiette and Julio (1999)
Flake, Sharon. Bang! (2005)
Flake, Sharon. The Skin I'm In (1998) Classic
Flake, Sharon. Who Am I Without Him? Shor Stories About Girls and the Boys in their Lives (2004)
Frank, E.R. America (2003)
Gore, Elizabeth Griffin. Niara (2000)
Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade (2001)
Hardrick, Jackie. Imani in Never Can Say Goodbye (2004)
Hardrick, Jackie. Imani in Young Love an dDeception (2002)
Jasper, Kenji. Snow (2007)
Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last (2003)
KIMANI TRU (Series)
Langan, Paul, ed. Bluford Series (2001-)
Life Changing Books - Teenage Bluez (2005)
Myers, Walter Dean. Autobiography of My Dead Brother (2005)
Myers, Walter Dean. Slam! (1996)
Myers, Walter Dean. Street Love (2006)
Nelson, Dr. Angelia D. The Ghetto Is Not My Final Destination (2005)
Perry-Moore, Stephanie. Carmen Browne Series (2005-)
Perry-Morre, Stephanie. Payton Skky Series (2000-)
Poole, Daaimah S. Got A Man (2003)
Poole, Daaiman S. Yo Yo Love (2002)
Sapphire. Push (1999)
Sitomer, Alan Lawrence. Homeboyz (2007)
(The last book in a trilogy that includes Hip Hop High School, and Hoops)
Urban Fiction, Street Lit, Ghetto Lit, Hip Hop Lit
For information on the Urban fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Lit genre - read the Wikipedia article titled Urban Fiction.
The list below was given to me my Alma Ramos-McDermott who is a Library-Teacher in Needham. She has a blog at yourschoollibrary.wordpress.com (I added some titles to the list). For additional information on urban fiction, check out the fabulous Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians wiki. Teen Librarian also has urban fiction reading list, a power point presentation on the pros and cons of urban lit and a link to a Voya article titled "Sex, Drugs, and Drama: More books like the The Coldest Winter Ever." A simple google search for Urban fiction, Street Lit, Ghetto Lit, or Hip Hop Lit - brings back tons of resources on the genre.
Urban/Street Lit Fiction Reading List: Suitable for SCHOOL Library Collections Grades 6 and Up
- Bailey-Williams, Nicole. A Little Piece of Sky (2002)
- Bailey-Williams, Nicole. Floating (2004)
- Betancourt, Jeanne. Three Girls in the City (series)
- Booth, Coe. Tyrell. (2007)
- Booth, Coe. Kendra. (2008)
- Brown, Claude. Manchild of the Promised Land (1965) Classic
- Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate (2005)
- Cross, Kathleen. Schooling Carmen (2004)
- Davidson, Dana. Jason & Kyra (2004)
- Diepen, Allison Van. Street Pharm.(2006)
- Diepen, Allison Van. Snitch. (2007)
- Divine, L. DRAMA HIGH series (2006-)
- Draper, Sharon. Romiette and Julio (1999)
- Flake, Sharon. Bang! (2005)
- Flake, Sharon. The Skin I'm In (1998) Classic
- Flake, Sharon. Who Am I Without Him? Shor Stories About Girls and the Boys in their Lives (2004)
- Frank, E.R. America (2003)
- Gore, Elizabeth Griffin. Niara (2000)
- Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade (2001)
- Hardrick, Jackie. Imani in Never Can Say Goodbye (2004)
- Hardrick, Jackie. Imani in Young Love an dDeception (2002)
- Jasper, Kenji. Snow (2007)
- Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last (2003)
- KIMANI TRU (Series)
- Langan, Paul, ed. Bluford Series (2001-)
- Life Changing Books - Teenage Bluez (2005)
- Myers, Walter Dean. Autobiography of My Dead Brother (2005)
- Myers, Walter Dean. Slam! (1996)
- Myers, Walter Dean. Street Love (2006)
- Nelson, Dr. Angelia D. The Ghetto Is Not My Final Destination (2005)
- Perry-Moore, Stephanie. Carmen Browne Series (2005-)
- Perry-Morre, Stephanie. Payton Skky Series (2000-)
- Poole, Daaimah S. Got A Man (2003)
- Poole, Daaiman S. Yo Yo Love (2002)
- Sapphire. Push (1999)
- Sitomer, Alan Lawrence. Homeboyz (2007)
(The last book in a trilogy that includes Hip Hop High School, and Hoops)